hm, well - my prickings are paper photocopies with a layer of clear packing tape. You could try the tethers (or moorings - thanks Sally!), they do hold and there is no see-saw pulling on the pricking that would cause a tear. I sew the threads through the pricking with a needle. If there is a concern with tearing, reinforce the point of attachment with tape :) You don't *have* to try it, it is more fiddly than simply placing pins, but it is a different and rather pleasing set-up.
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 6:51 AM, David C COLLYER <dccoll...@ncable.net.au>wrote: > Dear Friends, > I should have said when I first wrote this question, that my pricking are > always photocopies or scans covered in Contact. As such, threads like these > would not hold, or would tear the pricking. > > Thanks > David in Ballarat > > > sew >> long loops of thread into the pricking at strategic points (e.g. where you >> would normally pin), and pin the loops tight 'way back from the pricking, >> thus tethering the pricking in place. You will have cover cloths over the >> areas (yes?) so that nothing will catch on the tethering threads. >> > > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
